Decision details

The proposals are being pursued as part of a s278 Agreement under the Highways Act 1980 as part of a new Care home facility development which will introduce further traffic movements around this area of Preston Lancaster New Road and the neighbouring Lancaster Road bus route. The purpose of the proposed bus stop clearways are for the promotion of sustainable transport and to support social inclusion for the new residents and reduced vehicle dependency.

Consultations

Formal consultation was carried out between 17 January-2024 and 16 February-2024 which included frontagers to the proposed location of the Bus Stop being notified and notices being displayed on site. Divisional county councillors were consulted along with the council's usual consultees. Following formal consultation two objections were received on the grounds that they wish the length of the bus stop to be shortened by 6 metres as detailed in appendix E.

Officer's Response

After consideration of the objections, officers believed that the request to reduce the box marking was achievable. Therefore, to help alleviate local concerns a modification to the lengths of the bus stop clearway markings was proposed, reducing the original 37 metre length as originally advertised (shown on Appendix B) to 27 metres in length as per the advertised modification (shown on Appendix D). Formal consultation of the modification was carried out between 9 October-2024 and 30 October-2024 which included notices being displayed on site. Divisional county councillors were consulted and original objectors notified. In response to the modification one objection has subsequently been withdrawn and no further responses have been received.

Peter Bell, Regulation and Enforcement Manager, took the decision to approve the proposed bus stop clearways.